Sheet-metal containing and dispensing can.



F. RUDOLPHI. SHEET METAL CONTAINING AND DISPENSING CAV.

APPLICATfOH FILED JAN. 8. |912.

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e i UNITED PATENT OFFICE# Specification of Letters Patent.

.. .RRANKfRUDoLPHI`,..oFfMONToLAIR, NRW JERsEYQAssIGNoRlmO AMERXC'AN'CANA GOMPANLOF NRW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY. 1

i I .snaar-.Nitrat CONTAINING AND msPENsING CAN.

' yieatenaa 0015.26, 19151 -Applcation lfiled January 8, 1912. SerialNo. 669,929.

To all lwhom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, -FiiNi RUDOLPHI, a'

citizen of the United States, residing 1n Montclair, inthe county ofEssex and State 54 of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Sheet-Metal Containing and Dispensing Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sheet metal containing anddispensing cans, and the object of the invention is to provide a sheetmetal container which shall be cheap `fto manufacture, and of a firm andstrong A being also Octagonal in Outline and of a larger cross sectionthan the cross section of the body.

One of the most important features of my invention resides in the factthat the cover and bottom are very similar in construction, so that oneset of machinery and dies may be used to perform several of theoperations in the making of these parts, thus decreasing the cost ofmanufacture very materially.

The can or container may be suitably embossed or lithographed, or both,as desired.

My invention further consists in the improvements of the parts anddevices and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown,described and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a topplan View of a container embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross section A.upon an enlarged scale, taken on the line 2--2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section, taken on .the line 3-3 of Fig.Q. Fig. 4 is a detail, vertical section, taken on the line 1-4 of Fig.2, and Fig. 5 is a partial plan view of the bottom of the container,showing the same detached.

In the drawings, A represents the body portion. B the bottom rigidlysecured thereto and C the cover hingedly connected therewith. The body Amay be composed of a single sheet of metal or a plurality .of pieces ofmetal, and as shown in the drawing, comprises two portions 10, 10,connected together by lock seams 11, 11, the body belng Octago- .samedie in both cases.

' VFna-l, in` cross section, having wide sides'lilvv and narrower sides13. Each of the cover and bottom members comprises a single piece ofmetal of the same cross sectional area and shape, the same beingslightly larger in cross sectional area than that of the body portionofthe can. Each member B and C is formed with the same die, and eachcomprises a horizontal portion 14: and a depending flange 15. By formingthe cover and bottom of the same size and shape, it will be apparentthat the same dies may be used for drawing the same. The cover ispreferably provided with a depressed panel portion 1G, circular incontour, and the bottom B is also provided with a panel portion 17,oetagonal in outline. The cover and body each have an inwardly turnedbead 18, formed with the The bottom B is furthermore provided with aplurality of slots 19, through which are extended integral tongues 20 onthe body portion A byA means of which the bottom is securely at tachedto the body. A portion of the flange of the cover C is extended beyondthe curl or bead 1S and is formed into an eye 21 through which extends apintle 22 which has its intermediate portion located in an inwardlyextending bead 23 on the body A, l and its ends located in outwardlyextending beaded portions 24. The body portion is furthermore providedwith an `inwardly turned upper flange 25. By providing-the inwardlyturned bead 1.8 on the hinged cover, an easy sliding fit is made withthe body portion, and by providing the panel 17 in the bottom B, thebody is set into the bottom and thus forms therewith a strong and tirmconnection.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the details of theinvention without departing from the spirit thereof, and all suchchanges are contemplated as fairly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

1. In a sheet metal container, in combination: a polygonal body portion;a top and a bottom of the same size and polygonal contour externally andat the marginal portions of their tops, and each .formed at its loweredge with an inturned curl, the said curl of the top inclosing the upperends of the sides of the body and the said curl of the bottom forming afinish beyond the lower edges of the bottom, the said bottom beingformed slots, the tongues being formed integral with the body portion, acover hinged to said body portion, the cover and bottom members eachhaving the same cross'sectional area and contour, the bottom memberhaving fur. 15

thermore a depressed panel portion in which the bottom ofthe body isadapted Ito* be seated. -l V FRANK RUDOLPHI. Titnesses y D. FOSTER, C.XV. GRAHAM.

